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No.DateClue wordClue typeClues
221 Jun 1976PADDY-WHACK normal 23

 

Competition 221’s average clue lengths over 23 clues:

44 letters per clue (1 below the archive average, and 3 below the average for 10-letter words)

10.2 words per clue (0.6 above the archive average, and 0.5 above the average for 10-letter words)

 

Longest clue (the 905th longest normal clue in the archive)

Rugby forwards gathering round a centre in middle – not clear why – evincing rage

65 letters, 13 words, by J. H. Dingwall

 

Shortest clue (the 17th shortest normal clue in the archive)

Ire-lander?

9 letters, 1 word, by T. E. Sanders

 

Competition 221 has contributed 10 unique words to the clue archive:

W. H. PegramAberdeen
R. L. BakerBallymena
J. H. Dingwallevincing
J. H. Dingwallforwards
W. Islipindignatio
T. E. SandersIre-lander
A. J. CrowM’Ginty’s
H. L. RhodesNanny’s
Brig R. F. E. StoneyPaisley’s
W. Islipsaeva